Sweet. I just bought a DS a few weeks ago so I've never tried using the wifi function, but it's good to know!

I think I'm gonna go with SoulSilver. I might pick up a copy this weekend, if I don't get one as a late birthday gift. I dropped some *cough* subtle hints that I might be interested in the game, so we'll see what happens.

If I have SoulSilver, can I play via wifi with people who have HeartGold?

Well of course, why would they NOT have that functionality?

Once you get wifi access, try contacting a few of our fellow trainers here. They may be able to help you through with a few gifts.

You can fight/trade/PlayEmbarassingMiniGames with any fourth gen game, aka Diamond/Pearl/Platinum/HeartGold/SoulSilver.

And I'd totally be willing to give you any/all the starters from all four generations, as I have stockpiles of each :D

You can also team up with people for double battles in the Battle Frontier, which is unlocked after beating the champion for the first time. It's basically an added grind for moves and items you couldn't get otherwise, but you get way more points if you do it 2-player. Plus it's just more fun that way.

I would, naturally, be more than happy to help you in that regard.

Nice! Thanks everybody! I might take you guys up on the battling/item swap/pokemon trading offers if I can get the wifi working.

can someone explain DS wifi to me, it never seems to want to connect to my router.

I was under the impression that Gold/Silver removed it because of the glitches, but that was about the point where I stopped caring, so if they solved the bugs, I have to say kudos to them. I'm just surprised it took that long, but then I know jack about what language they were using or how hard it would be given the various specific factors needed to break it in the first place.

Dammit, there I go again being an ignorant American, forgetting about our long lost European cousins and their plight. I forgot European Safari Zones were bugged for some reason and that's what caused the delay... But they wouldn't have just NOT done them, blues, Johto's Safari Zone was a MAJOR point they were advertising ever since details came out. They were constantly lauding the new Safari Zone as the best ever designed (and I have to say, I agree wholeheartedly. Again, fuck you Great Marsh, you sucked.)

Okay, for starters you need to go into the title screen, and then to the main menu. Somewhere in the main menu should be a screen for Configure WiFi Settings or some such phrase. If you have a wireless router, your DS should be able to detect it. Then, if it's protected, you need to input your WEP Key (or whatever you use to protect your internet router), and then do a connection test. If it keeps failing, it'll give you error codes that you can input at the Nintendo website for troubleshooting advice.

If you do NOT have a wireless router, you're gonna have to buy a Nintendo WiFi USB adapter that plugs into your PC and uses your PC's connection to access the internet. You can order those online.

I really hope they give us different types for the starters. I just think it would be interesting to have something other than Fire, Water and Grass to choose from. Ditching HMs would be an excellent start too.